Rochester Quotes
“It’s important to realize individual patrons tend to be great
music lovers and often have very well-established taste; posterity decides that
their taste is often pretty reliable.”
—Ralph Locke, professor of musicology at the Eastman School, talking
to the London Financial Times on the alive-and-well practice among
American music lovers to commission new classical music.
The New York Times
“When a company fires the C.E.O. and the market’s happy, the stock
is up based on an estimate of future profits.”
—James A. Brickley, the Gleason Professor of Business Administration,
talking about the difficulties in gauging how changes in a company’s leadership
will translate to its stock price. Brickley says ignoring the frenzy on Wall
Street when a boss is fired may be the best approach.
The Washington Post
“This is something that’s hard for people to talk about because
it forces them to face their own mortality, but whenever you have a case like
this, it tends to start people talking and thinking.”
—Timothy Quill, professor of medicine and director of the Center for Palliative
Care and Clinical Ethics at the Medical Center, commenting on renewed interest
in living wills after the death of Terri Schiavo last spring.
Deseret Morning News
“Politics is gendered in a very masculine way. It requires very ambitious
and aggressive behavior that some women are uncomfortable with and some people
are uncomfortable seeing in women.”
—Nora Bredes, director of the Anthony Center for Women’s Leadership,
commenting on the challenges women face in running for national elective office.
Hartford Courant
“It’s an issue that cements party members. Democrats feel they
own this issue.”
—Richard F. Fenno Jr., professor emeritus of political science, discussing
the possible political fallout of Republican-led calls to overhaul Social Security.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
“Librarians should use their expertise to deepen students’ understanding
of the disciplines they study. More specifically, librarians should use their
intimate knowledge of the collections they manage and the writing process as
practiced in the disciplines to teach apprentice readers and writers.”
—Stanley Wilder, assistant dean of the River Campus libraries, writing
about how librarians should approach the notion of teaching “information
literacy” to students.
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